From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 28 Inheritance
After Xu Xiaoniu returned from Chen's house, he told his parents what happened at Chen's house.

"How much? One thousand taels?!"

Jiazhen exclaimed, "What do they want? Are they after the money we just made from selling the herbs?"

One thousand taels of silver is a huge sum of money for the villagers of Baihe Village. Even wealthy families find it difficult to come up with so much money at once.

If the Xu family hadn't sold the medicinal herbs, they wouldn't have been able to come up with so much.

Xu Fugui was very calm: "I have dealt with Lao Chen before. He is not a greedy person. He may just be angry and looking for a way to vent his anger.

It wasn't easy for Daniu and Xiulian to be together. Xiulian even threatened to go on a hunger strike to force them to stay together. As parents, we have to do our best."

He saw the relationship between Xu Xiaoniu and Chen Xiulian.

Besides: What Chen Bajin said was true. His family's thirty acres of land later belonged to the Xu family. In the final analysis, it was the Xu family that got the most benefit.

"Let's choose an auspicious day and have the matchmaker go to discuss the proposal."

Xu Fugui made the final decision.

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On the other side, the Liu family mansion.

The main hall in the inner courtyard.

Liu Yaozong summoned his eldest son Liu Hongwei and third son Liu Hongtu.

His eldest son Liu Hongwei has been married for several years and usually lives in the east wing with his daughter-in-law.

"Hongwei Hongtu, I called you two here today because I have something important to tell you."

Liu Yaozong sat in the main seat and waved his hand to signal the maid to leave.

The maid was very perceptive and closed the door when she left.

"Dad, what's the matter?"

"Your mother has been dead for four or five years now. I want to remarry and marry Miss Su. What do you two think?"

Liu Yaozong knew that getting married was no small matter, so he discussed it with his sons.

"Remarrying a new wife?"

Liu Hongwei was usually at home, so of course he knew about the situation between his father and Su Jinshu. But he never expected that his father was going to get married.

The status of a legal wife is very high. If Su Jinshu marries Liu Yaozong, Liu Hongwei will have to respectfully call her "mother" in the future.

A stepmother is also a mother.

"Dad, if you like Miss Su, just take her as your concubine. Why marry her?"

Liu Hongwei didn't want to recognize a woman younger than himself as his mother.

"Miss Su comes from a wealthy family. It would be inappropriate for me to take her as a concubine. It would be a disgrace to her family background."

"Dad, it's hard to say whether her family is there or not..."

"You! Aren't you just kicking someone when they're down? Are you bullying them when they're in trouble?"

"..."

Seeing that his father immediately refuted whatever he said, Liu Hongwei knew that his father had been bewitched, so he quickly winked at his third brother Liu Hongtu.

At this time, Liu Hongtu lowered his head and took a sip of the teacup, his mind already flying elsewhere.

After spending these few days together, he also fell in love with Su Jinshu.

He was at the age when young boys were beginning to have romantic feelings. When he was practicing martial arts in the county town, his second brother supervised him and did not allow him to get close to girls, saying that beauty would affect his martial arts training.

So when he saw Su Jinshu's beautiful face and the charm in her every move, he fell in love with her.

"Hongtu, what do you think?"

Liu Yaozong interrupted Liu Hongtu's trance.

"what?"

Liu Hongtu came back to his senses and said against his will, "Dad, just follow your wishes. I have no objection."

"Third brother, you?"

Liu Hongwei originally wanted his third brother to speak for him, but when he heard him say that, he was so angry that he left a sentence "Anyway, I don't agree" and got up and pushed the door open to leave.

"..." Seeing his eldest son's stubborn attitude, Liu Yaozong picked up the teacup beside him and smashed it on the ground: "This is outrageous!"

"Dad, I'll go and persuade my eldest brother."

Seeing the tense atmosphere at the scene, Liu Hongtu slipped away.

He walked out the door and saw his elder brother waiting for him.

"follow me!"

Liu Hongwei looked at his third brother as if he was a "fool".

"Oh."

Liu Hongtu followed Liu Hongwei to the bedroom.

The door closed, and the two of them said in unison.

"Big brother, why don't you agree?" "Third brother, how can you agree?"

"You, you eat, drink and have fun all day long, without worrying about anything. Do you really think money comes from the wind?"

Liu Hongwei sat down, looking disappointed: "You sit down too, I'll explain it to you slowly."

"Do you know how much land our family owns and how much silver it earns each year?"

"I know. We have eight hundred acres of land. I haven't calculated the income, but it should be at least four or five thousand taels of silver."

Liu Hongtu blurted out that his family had 800 mu of land, and everyone in the village knew about it.

"Four or five thousand taels? That's wishful thinking. Most of the land is rented out to tenants, so the rent isn't much. After all, we don't work, so we have an easy life. The bulk of the land is the over one hundred acres of medicinal herb fields we cultivate ourselves, and we employ farmhands, so we can earn more."

At most, I can earn two thousand taels of silver a year, enough to support my whole family."

The Liu family's herb fields were not harvested until they were at least ten years old, resulting in high returns. They hired long-term workers to look after them, and with County Magistrate Liu's background, no one dared to steal.

"Hongtu, do you know how much of these 800 acres of land you own?"

How much do I get?

This question stumped Liu Hongtu.

"After Dad passes away, the three of us brothers are destined to split up. When we split up, we have to divide up the land. I'm the eldest son, so naturally I'll get the biggest share. The rest will be shared between Hongzhan and you."

The eldest son gets the majority, the other sons get a smaller portion, and daughters generally don't get any. This is the rule.

Normally, while the elder is still alive, they would discuss how to distribute the property, with the elder's wishes taking precedence. If the elder dies suddenly, the brothers will discuss it themselves according to the rules, which often leads to bloody fights and even hostility over a small amount of property.

"The Liu family's 800 acres of land doesn't all belong to us. Uncle owns 100 acres of it, which was divided up before Grandpa passed away. The remaining 700 acres are divided among the three of us. I can take 500 acres, isn't that too much? You and Hongzhan can take 200 acres."

Liu Hongwei's words awakened Liu Hongtu.

"Our father is not even fifty yet. Su Jinshu is only twenty, young and can still have children! There are too many cases of old men and young wives getting pregnant and having children, and it's not uncommon for men in their fifties to be able to have children."

Liu Hongwei has said all he wants to say, there is no need to say more.

This was the most important reason why he disagreed with his father getting married. Status was not important, the most important thing was profit.

Liu Hongtu came to his senses instantly. As the third child, he didn't get much property to begin with. If his father gave birth to a fourth or even a fifth child, he would be even more miserable.

"Brother, Dad has been completely bewitched and has made up his mind. What should we do?"

He really doesn't want to have to carry a hoe and work in the fields when he is old.

His eldest brother inherited the family business, his second brother was better at martial arts than him, and he had neither advantage.

"Call the second brother back, he has a lot of ideas. Even with the three of us working together, can't we handle a girl?"

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The next day, Liu Hongzhan, the second son of the Liu family, rushed home after learning the news.

Liu Hongzhan has been promoted to a high-level warrior for less than half a year. He currently works under his uncle Liu Yaozu. He is usually busy and does not often return to the village.

He knew the seriousness of the matter, so he hurried home after receiving the news.

He really didn't want to have two half-brothers for no reason.

"Big brother, third brother, what's going on? I haven't been home for only two months, and Dad is going to marry a stepmother?"

(End of this chapter)